Purpose of dating?

I don't think I have ever dated. I have only been in relationships because every guy I have ever been with was my friend first and then asked me to be his girlfriend.

lol, "every guy I have ever been with"

I have only had 3 boyfriends in my adult life. One for 3 weeks, one for 3 years, and one for 5 years.

I think it's to learn about yourself through a significant other. To learn what you like, what you dislike, and what you'd want in a soulmate. How will you know what you like/dislike until you've experienced it? I think the end goal should be potential marriage, but i think it's almost unhealthy to be searching simply for marriage, because if the person does not fit the tab of a potential husband/wife, it will be a huge disappointment, when they could have been great ppl, just not meant to be your husband/wife. Some ppl are meant for a season, & some for a lifetime & if you put everyone u date in the lifetime position that can't be healthy for you mentally.
I think it's to grow together with another person and learn more about yourself while you learn about another person

I miss being in love.

Getting to know someone without having to read a Facebook profile.

Companionship, which would hopefully include sexual compatibility, and in the best case scenario lead to a life partner. I'm not a huge fan of marriage in and of itself, but I would like to find a life partner. And, I don't believe in fairy tale true love, if that's what you mean. So, basically I guess I see the point as trying to find your ultimate best friend.

To find mrsBaconcakes .

companionship and sex. I'm not marriage material and so I tel them upfront that its not gonna go further than boyfriend/girlfriend. Ever.

for me, the purpose of dating is love and finding the other half of my team. experiences are more meaningful if there's someone else there to experience them with you.

It all depends on the person...different people date for different reasons.

I never dated someone that I had not thought at one point in time might be marriage material.

I dated because I saw potential in that person to be THE person I'd spend my life with. I dated to get to know that person better and to let them get to know me.

It worked out pretty well, I'd say-getting married in less than 2 weeks!

for me, the purpose of dating is love and finding the other half of my team. experiences are more meaningful if there's someone else there to experience them with you.

lovely!

Dating is the opportunity to learn about each other, but I too am a hopeless romantic, so finding true love. Having that butterflies in the stomach, anxiety in anticipation of seeing that person, what a great feeling!

Just to have fun. It's dating, right? Even a committed relationship should be fun. If it's not, then, how the hell are you going to do all the hard work a marriage entails?

How many people have a job they hate, but, have to have to fill their needs? I know there isn't a perfect job for most of us. There's something wrong with any profession (even winning the lotto), but, you find a way somehow, someway, to have fun...

If I can't go on a first, second, or even third date with someone and it isn't fun, I just say "what's the point?"

Actually you bring up a good point...my fiancee and I still date...and plan to do a date every week and a short weekend trip somewhere once a month...we enjoy each others company and it makes our bond stronger.

Ok...I'll say it.

I and I'm sure many others, have 'dated' over the years to find acceptance. We are often so low in self esteem and self worth, some of us have come from abusive backgrounds, if we were overweight at school we probably experiences bullying. Those things don't just go away with time.

Finding someone who loves us and accepts us warts and all is a major part of our lives, some of us.

What we don't usually realise is that we ARE lovable, just the way we are, but we have to love ourselves before we can love anyone else, or expect anyone to love us and accept us.

So this is my mission.

I don't need a man in my life, I'm a whole person in my own right. Yes the company would be nice, but I have a ways to go yet, to be the best person I can possibly be, FOR ME, before I can share that with anyone else.

it's time to accept myself and stop waiting for someone else to do it in order to 'feel good'.

I can do this!

To find someone you can relate to. Life is lonely and sometimes you want to have human contact with someone, or talk to someone...companionship...sex...I havent been on a date in...4 years? Good god.

18 years...I win

WOW - I thought my 7 years was a long time. Was I wrong or what?

To find someone you can relate to. Life is lonely and sometimes you want to have human contact with someone, or talk to someone...companionship...sex...I havent been on a date in...4 years? Good god.

18 years...I win

WOW - I thought my 7 years was a long time. Was I wrong or what?

Well, mine encompasses my entire life, so I guess it's not the same thing...

27, though that isn't from a lack of trying...